намыһах

Yakut

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) Compare Mongolian нам (nam, “low”).

Adjective

намыһах • (namıhax)

  1. (literally or figurative) low
    намыһах остуол ― namıhax ostuol ― a low table
    намыһах култуура ― namıhax kultuura ― low culture
  2. short (of stature)
    намыһах уҥуохтаах киһи ― namıhax uŋuoxtaax kihi ― a person of short stature
    Synonym: кылгас (kılgas, “short (not long)”)
    Antonyms: үрдүк (ürdük, “high, tall”), уһун (uhun, “long, tall”)
  3. shallow, superficial
    намыһах билии ― namıhax bilii ― shallow / superficial knowledge
    Synonym: чычаас (çıçaas)
    Antonym: дириҥ (diriŋ, “deep, profound”)
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